air pollution
air pollution
02/08/2018
The American Thoracic Society has published a joint report that reviewed air pollution data in the United States from 2013 to 2015.
02/08/2018
mortality
mortality
02/02/2018
Given the prevalence of injury and long-term health consequences among former professional athletes, the authors of a new study aimed to investigate potential differences in long-term mortality among career...
02/02/2018
neuropathy
neuropathy
02/01/2018
Previous evidence has indicated that tocotrienols may reduce neuropathic symptoms. In a new study, researchers evaluated their effect on symptom management in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy. ...
02/01/2018
Nutrition
Nutrition
02/01/2018
The Global Council on Brain Health of the AARP has released new consensus statements and recommendations regarding the impact of nutrition on brain health among individuals aged 50 years and older.
02/01/2018
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolism
01/30/2018
Previous evidence of the prevalence of pulmonary embolism in patients with syncope has been conflicting. In a recent study, researchers aimed to clarify this potential association.
01/30/2018
COPD
COPD
01/18/2018
Researchers compared the effectiveness of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) classification systems from 2007, 2011, and 2017 at predicting all-cause and respiratory...
01/18/2018
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
01/17/2018
Whether antipsychotic treatment among patients with schizophrenia is associated with an increase or decrease in mortality risk is controversial. The effects of specific agents or routes on this association...
01/17/2018
smoking
smoking
01/11/2018
Although indoor smoking ban policies have helped reduce the prevalence of smoking, less is known about their association with personal smoking behavior changes. Data from the CARDIA study helped clarify...
01/11/2018
smoking
smoking
01/10/2018
The “conversion rate” from initial experimentation with cigarettes to daily smoking is a potentially important measure of smoking behavior. Using data from the Global Health Data Exchange, the authors of a...
01/10/2018
smoking
smoking
01/04/2018
Although the use of noncigarette tobacco products has increased, it is not fully known whether it affects future use of traditional cigarettes. Findings from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health...
01/04/2018